Telephone receiver rest



Oct. 11, 1949. R. FISHER 2,484,450

TELEPHONE RECEIVER REST Filed July 8, 1947 iilllIlllll INVENTOR. RaymondF/s her Patented Oct. 11 1949 TELEPHONE RECEIVER EEST Raymond Fisher,Baldwinyille -Mass. nikpplicationi Jmys, 1947,'serielNorm/52o Thisinvention relates to an improved telephonerrec'eiver rest for usewhen'it is desired to putrdown the receiver without: breaking thecircuit.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a receiver rest or holder forthe convenience of the user on those occasions when it is necessary tointerrupt temporarily a telephone call without breaking the circuit. Asheretofore constructed such holders have not prevented noises andconversations adjacent the idle receiver from being transmitted over theline. It frequently happens that the user must interrupt a telephoneconversation to consult others or to answer calls on other lines. highlyundesirable that the noises or conversations at one end of the line betransmitted so that they may be heard by a third party.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a rest orholder, more particularly for the so-called handset type telephone whichis provided with a unitary transmitter-receiver unit, which holder willpermit the user to set the receiver down without breaking the telephonecircuit, and without permitting noises and conversations adjacent thetransmitter-receiver element from being transmitted over the line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for a telephonereceiver of the type described which is mounted in a manner to provide abase for a telephone of the handset type.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a receiverrest of the type described which is simple in construction and easy tomanufacture at a relatively low cost.

The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention will bemade fully apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration ofthe following detailed description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a telephone transmitter-receiver restconstructed in accordance with the invention and having a telephone ofthe handset type positioned thereon.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows the rest or holder of Figure 1 in side elevation, thetelephone being removed.

Figure 4 shows the device in front elevation with a transmitter-receiverpositioned on the holding pads thereof.

In the drawing, reference numeral ll indicates a base formed of a flatplate of generally rectangular form. The plate I I may be of metal, woodUnder such circumstances it is 'g'claims. (onus-"r1 9 or plastic and ofs'uficientdimensions to pro vide a rest for a telephone I2 ofthe"hands"et type. The-"telephone 1 2 includes atransmitterreceiver unitof conventional construction "comprising atransmitter "element orm'outlrpie'ce 'lt, a receiver element or earphone l4, and a connectinghand grip IS. A pair of pads l6, ll of soundabsorbing material aremounted adjacent the front edge of the base H, the pads being spaced inthe same relation as the transmitter and receiver elements 13 and M, tothe end that this element may rest face-down on the pads. Preferably thesound absorbing material of which the pads I 6 and I! are constructed issoft or sponge rubber in which case the transmitter and receiverelements l3 and M will sink into the pads so that the latter conform tothe contour thereof and effectively close the faces of said transmitterand receiver elements.

The pads l6 and I! are cemented or glued to the base II, and projectupwardly therefrom for a sufiicient distance to provide a softdeformable cushion between the transmitter-receiver elements and thebase ll. Preferably the upper face of each of the pads l6 and i1 isformed with an annular rim I8 and an upwardly projected central mound l9leaving an annular depression 20 therebetween.

In use, when the transmitter-receiver unit is placed face-down upon therest or holder provided by the pads l6 and H, the rim or edge of thetransmitter element sinks in the annular depression 20 of the pad l6 andthe corresponding rim or edge of the receiver element [4 sinks in thecorresponding depression of the pad I1.

Where the pads are of soft material such as sponge rubber the same willbe deformed to conform to the contour of the faces of the transmitterand receiver elements as shown in Figure 4.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the invention provides arest or holder for a telephone transmitter receiver unit, which restpermits the user to set down the transmitter receiver unit for thepurpose of interrupting a ca l without breaking the line, and withoutcausing disturbing noises to be transmitted over the line when thetransmitter receiver unit is set on the holder, while preventingconversations from being picked up and being transmitted through theline.

While there has been herein described a preferred embodiment of theinvention, other embodiments within the scope of the appended claimswill be obvious to those skilled in the art from a consideration of theform shown and the teachings hereof.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A rest for a telephone unit including spaced connected transmitterand receiver elements, said rest comprising a substantially horizontalsupport, and a :pair of spaced pads mounted upon the support andarranged to engage with the elements when such elements are disposed in.superposed relation to the pads, each pad being formed of a softcompressible resilient sound deadening material, each pad being providedupon its top face with an outer upstanding substantiall annular flangeand an inner upwardly projecting central portion, the flange beingspaced from the central portion for forming a substantially :annulargroove between the flange and central portion, the groove receiving themarginal portion of the element for holding it in place and the innerupwardly projecting central portion being compressed to conform to andcover the face of the element.

2. A rest for a telephone unit including spaced :connected transmitterand receiver elements, said rest comprising a substantially horizontalsupport, and a pair of spaced pads mounted upon the support and arrangedto engage with the elements when such elements are disposed insuperposed relation to the pads, each pad being formed of a softcompressible resilient sound deadenin material, each pad being providedat its .top with an outer upstanding surrounding flange and an inneroutwardly projecting central portion and a surrounding groove betweenthe flange and portion, the central portion projecting above the bottomwall of the groove, the groove receiving the marginal portion of theelement and the central portion engaging the face of the element.

RAYMOND FISHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the flle ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 769,863 Haddock Sept. 13, 19042,079,089 Varley May 4, 1937 2,209,327 DHumy July 30, 1940

